Sheridan Information Please!

[towelieee]

hi i was wondering if any one knows if Senecas 3 years Animation programs could be transferred to Sheridan Bachelor of Applied Arts in Animation...

[aznsalad]

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Hey for people who are in / going to sheridan for art related program

My name is Roland, going 3rd year animation in Sept,

Mhm, this is just something going cross my mind these days,

I am thinking about starting a Concept Art related Club at school for the ones would like to be exposed different style of art and wanting improve their art skills.

I know there used to be a CA group in Sheridan and we do stuff such as Drinka N draw. well i think it still exists but might not be as active. (pardon me if i was wrong)

I dont know if you guys have heard of Sheridan is planning to get a four year Entertainment design/Game design going. It shows theres number of students are interested in concept design field.

Just want to see how you guys think of the idea of this club. We can learn from each other and sharing infomation. Maybe by doing CG demos, cafe/subway drawing or Motivation group/CG group. Regrading to the information part, we can get people from animation student council to make announcements so we know whats going on in the upper end. Q/A sections with the senior/graduated/post grad students. and most important Animation Portifolio help out and info section for fundies. stuff like that.
And more fun stuff like, print sells, Drink and draw(if we find a place),T shirt design, PIZZA party!!!

thx for reading and feel free to drop off any advice

[Alex Chow]

Well, I can't say no to that. I'm interested.

[Indust]

Sounds like a grand idea. But like always things like that are not easy to get going. I hope people will support it and try and participate.

[borism]

Hey, I'm going into my 4th year of animation at Sheridan and I live across the street. If anybody needs a place to stay I have a room available in my apartment.
All details are HERE

[Ninue]

Hi guys. I've decided I'm going to Sheridan (as long as they accept my highschool transcript which is pretty good). I wasn't originally going to be attending college this year because I wanted to make a portfolio to get into animation but since I am practicing at an art school where no one can speak English to me I decided why not just go to Sheridan anyways and do the same thing and get used to living there. I'm going to be in Visual and Creative Studies though (not with you art fundies kids) but I want to make fundies friends too, or any friends really because I am from Texas (yeah, it's far, no I don't ride horses) and I WANT SOME CANADIAN FRIENDS when I get there . I heard your milk comes in bags which is going to be harder than moving for me though, because I drink like a quart a week and enjoy the plastic container :'(.

[Amazing Action Ape]

Don't worry Ninue, you can always buy milk cartons. Just get used to seeing the metric system. I know it always throws off you americanyons.

[aznsalad]

I have some friends looking for house/roomates let me know if u need some hook up

[Kb-Kaho]

anyone going to the orientation on sept 1st?


And a CA.org meet/hangout would be pretty interesting, 8D.

[Thuberbaer]

I'll be staying in Toronto from next Wednesday to next Saturday. I'm visiting Sheridan on Friday for the general campus tour - hoping to apply for Classical Animation 2010. Any suggestions for places I definitely shouldn't miss in Toronto or Oakville? I want to sort of get a feel for the area during my 3 day visit, since from all I've heard, I probably won't be getting out much if I get into the animation program.

[RyerOrdStar]

The only place you need to know in Oakville is the Rabba's plaza and maybe the mall. I barely ever made it out past those areas with all the work.

In Toronto you should check out Queen Street, that's where all the "hip urban culture" is mostly, and King Street is where all the theatres and restaurants are. Spadina is Chinatown. Dundas Square (Dundas & Yonge) is fun for random things like movies, shopping, and they always have concerts or something to look at there. Basically anything interesting to do downtown is in the boundaries of Spadina to Yonge, Front to Bloor. (Give or take)

[Storm Serenade]

Hi there, everybody! I've all but completely decided to apply for the Winter Term in Art fundies. My one and biggest concern, though, is not being up to par. I unfortunately can't post any of my work just yet, but just assume it to be sliiiiiightly above the lowest common denominator. I always did well on assignments in high school, but--and though one of my teachers never once made an issue of it--I took forever to do them. And I do mean foooooreeeever. (I'm extremely obsessive >.>;; ) We go to college to learn and hone our skills, but at the same time, I don't want to fall behind or find myself struggling with more than I can manage. I've gotten a wee bit faster, but I'm still very far from where I want to and where I think I ought to be.

Since the term starts in January, I'll have a solid 6 months to practice (when I'm not working). I realize that without any visual representation with which to gauge my skill (or lack there of, hurr hurr hurr 8P), it might be hard to give personalized advice, but I was just wondering if anybody could just give me tips as to how I should divide my time and to which areas, e.g. Still lifes, life drawing, light exercises, anatomy studies, etc. etc. Any and all help would be extremely appreciated. Thanks very much in advance! ^_^

[arghmisfit]

I know there used to be a CA group in Sheridan and we do stuff such as Drinka N draw. well i think it still exists but might not be as active. (pardon me if i was wrong)

ooooyeaaa.. Trust me, the infamous Drink n Draw will be back to full swing this year!

[aznsalad]

What do you want to get into, well if you want to start your BAA program in next sept, move down to oakville and do some lifedrawing and get some tips meanwhile you prepare your portifolio. thats what I would do

[Demonique768]

There is a Drink N Draw!!?!? @$@#!**!

[flash jordan]

The only place you need to know in Oakville is the Rabba's plaza and maybe the mall. I barely ever made it out past those areas with all the work.

In Toronto you should check out Queen Street, that's where all the "hip urban culture" is mostly, and King Street is where all the theatres and restaurants are. Spadina is Chinatown. Dundas Square (Dundas & Yonge) is fun for random things like movies, shopping, and they always have concerts or something to look at there. Basically anything interesting to do downtown is in the boundaries of Spadina to Yonge, Front to Bloor. (Give or take)

Check out queen street for sure. :]

[Demonique768]

Roland AKA aznsalad's

If you start that conceptart group I'll definitely join. I really want to try all styles. I'm going into second year now.

[hunchback]

man i want to draw with you guys..
can i apply as a mature student next year?

because i graduated but i was never able to get those credits i needed

i miss toronto....

[Alex Chow]

Has Access Sheridan been done down for anybody for the past week? I get this error message:

Unable to connect to host - Session: Unable to connect to host: hydra.sheridaninstitute.ca..

Contact administrator

[Indust]

Has Access Sheridan been done down for anybody for the past week? I get this error message:

Unable to connect to host - Session: Unable to connect to host: hydra.sheridaninstitute.ca..

Contact administrator

Yeah i get the same error trying to get in too.
Just type https://access.sheridaninstitute.ca in the URL bar when the error message pops up, you should be able to get in.

[Amazing Action Ape]

I've been logging into access sheridan no problem for the past 2 weeks. Thats pretty strange, but im not surprised.

[Babee_fre5h]

Does anybody here know the orientation date for 2nd year animation students? oh, and can we pick our seats on orientation day or can we somehow get in early and pick the best ones?

[amarryth]

mm i miss drink n draws...

anyone have any rooms available for a decent price? i'm so sick of driving.. and i want to be with art students that are serious enough about school that they won't bail out halfway through the year..

[waidot]

Hi, I'm currently building my portfolio for Illustration, and I have a few questions. I am going into Grade 12, and since I want to apply this year, can anyone confirm these requirements are correct:

http://www1.sheridaninstitute.ca/stu...099-public.pdf

I just want to make sure of this or else I'll end up drawing the wrong assessment pieces.

Also, it states : This is meant to show that you can draw the figure from life (demonstrating understanding of proportion and scale).

I was wondering if ANY of these figures NEED to be nude? Thank you for your time.

[Ryn]

Hi, I'm currently building my portfolio for Illustration, and I have a few questions. I am going into Grade 12, and since I want to apply this year, can anyone confirm these requirements are correct:

http://www1.sheridaninstitute.ca/stu...099-public.pdf

I just want to make sure of this or else I'll end up drawing the wrong assessment pieces.

Also, it states : This is meant to show that you can draw the figure from life (demonstrating understanding of proportion and scale).

I was wondering if ANY of these figures NEED to be nude? Thank you for your time.

Hi there! Good on you for starting your portfolio planning nice and early. Habits like that will help you out a great deal once you're here.
That requirements sheet looks fine; the portfolio requirements don't seem to change much year to year anyway. Don't worry too much about drawing the wrong pieces. The illustration portfolio is entirely open ended (except for the drawing test, that has to be exactly what they ask for). Just make sure you demonstrate the categories they outline on the sheet and you'll be good to go. I applied to Sheridan with a portfolio that was actually tailored for Ringling.

As far as life drawing goes, if you can somehow find yourself a session where you have access to a nude model, that would be great. The figures for the drawing test don't -need- to be nude - you can just sketch people at the park or whatever. However, Sheridan focuses on life drawing moderately within its' programs, so if you can get some nudes in there, all the better. When I did my portfolio, the only life drawing session in the city was booked up for the whole year, so I couldn't go there. I somehow managed some of my friends to pose for me in their underwear, which I included in lieu of 'real' life drawings. So if you have friends who are really comfortable with you, use that to your advantage! hehe.

Goodluck!

[waidot]

Thank you, Ryn, for the very quick reply! I suppose I'll have to attempt to get into a life drawing session.. or get very persuasive with one of my friends (you think $10 is good enough? haha).

[waidot]

Here is one of my hand drawings for my portfolio.. Does Sheridan have anything against the way people shade? Should I show lines more in it?

Sorry about putting my name there.. I'm a bit wary when it comes to posting things on forums.

[amarryth]

hey waidot...

from personal experience.. they don't care as much about how well you can render. rendering covers up the structural drawing and thought process.. 5 or 10 quick sketches and gestures of your hands would have far more weight than a single highly rendered drawing. i'm not saying it's bad to use rendered stuff.. but they LOVE sketchbooks.. tons and tons of studies, showing that you really try to analyze and understand something fully..

about the shading.. i'm totally anal about this because my grade 10 teacher was, and made me a better artist for it.. but it looks like you finger smudge... eek. your touch will become stronger and more sensitive by leaps and bounds if you can teach yourself to shade using only the pencil with varied pressure...

and try to not use photo reference..

ps. totally not meaning to sound like a jerk here.. i only want to help and am trying to share all that i was never told

[waidot]

hey waidot...

from personal experience.. they don't care as much about how well you can render. rendering covers up the structural drawing and thought process.. 5 or 10 quick sketches and gestures of your hands would have far more weight than a single highly rendered drawing. i'm not saying it's bad to use rendered stuff.. but they LOVE sketchbooks.. tons and tons of studies, showing that you really try to analyze and understand something fully..

about the shading.. i'm totally anal about this because my grade 10 teacher was, and made me a better artist for it.. but it looks like you finger smudge... eek. your touch will become stronger and more sensitive by leaps and bounds if you can teach yourself to shade using only the pencil with varied pressure...

and try to not use photo reference..

ps. totally not meaning to sound like a jerk here.. i only want to help and am trying to share all that i was never told

Never once when reading that did I think you sounded like a jerk xP Your feedback and advice is much appreciated and is the reason why I posted this in the first place.

Finger smudging and photo reference? I used toilet paper for smudging, and regarding the photo reference, I merely alternated between looking at my hand and drawing the observation.. a lot =)

Thanks again! Also, is anyone here going to apply this year?

[Amazing Action Ape]

Toilet paper smudging is technically the same thing as finger smudging.

Frankly, it looks like it's from a photo because it feels very flat. If you squint your eyes and look at your drawing, the 2 hands blend together, I can't tell which fingers are in front of which on the left hand. There is no feeling of depth, no feeling that the left hand is on top of the right hand. Your shading isn't doing anything to convey that, which would give someone the assumption that it was done from a photo. That is the last thing you want in a portfolio, for illustration.

What amarryth suggested doing is a great place to start! Especially being so young you have plenty of time to practice, make mistakes, learn from them, and prepare for your life ahead of you. Keep it up the hard work though, you'll do great.